Carnegie deli classic New York cheesecake

By bigbare

Ingredients

• Cookie crust:
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• dash of salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 cups of flour
• Filling:
• 40 ounces softened cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 large eggs

Preparation

Step 1

To make crust:
cream together butter, sugar and salt.
Add egg and then flour.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Press one half of dough into bottom of 9 inch spring form pan.
Bake 7 to 8 minutes until light brown and then cool.
Press rest of dough around side of pain and to 1/2 inch from top.

To make filling:
heat oven to 500°.
Cream cheese, vanilla, sugar and lemon until smooth.
Mix in sour cream and flour.
Add eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition.
Or into pan and bake for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350° and bake 30 to 35 minutes longer until center is firm.
Cool and refrigerate.